Friday, May 8, 2009

Cobblers

This week I 'are mostly bin makin' shoes.......

Teeny weeny fairy shoes.

Apparently I should have decided which fairy they were for before I started making them but I always seem to do things back to front! I think this pair is for the spring sunrise fairy - using some of Julie's lovely snow-dyed fabric.

These red leather ones are for the really naughty fairy who makes you stick needles in yourself a thousand times while you're sewing her shoes.....lets call her the BandAid fairy!

I bought the pattern for the fairy shoes from Annette Emms, after my aunt went to one of her workshops and showed me the ten pairs of fairy shoes she'd made since!

I must add, in no way does Annette recommend you use leather to make her fairy shoes - I was just being Miss Independent and had the silly idea to use some scraps of 'soft' leather that I found at the Scrapstore. Take it from me, even soft leather isn't as soft as it seems!!

To carry on the shoemaking theme, I spent a very happy couple of hours making these too.

ooooh! i am gasping at the beauty of those red shoes!!! they are surely fit for a very naughty pixie indeed no wonder it hurt to make them... beauty is pain after all ... Ooooh I love them, they are making my heart pound. They remind me of the story of the Red Shoes. how big are they???xx

I fear I am a total blog geek - I took one look at those fabtastic red shoes and just knew that Mrs Marmalade Kiss would fall in love with them! They are all beautiful shoes Mrs Moogs ... are the booties for ... ahem .. you? ;-) x

Hi, I'm Lesley aka Moogsmum. After years of dreaming about it I've finally set up my own business making and selling my handmade bags, brooches, pictures and accessories. I love to sew, knit, crochet, spin and weave. Married to Mr Moog with two lovely teenagers and two wonderful dogs - Merlin Moog, the world's cuddliest border collie, and naughty collie x spaniel Willow Wobbler.
You can often find me on Instagram where I'm @mrs_moog and I blog here about my crafty doings and life stuff.